Task 1: 20mins and 150words (37% marking)(3-4paragraphs max)

Formal Letter: (strangers)

You are travelling to Bali on a holiday and a friend of yours has suggested the
name of a hotel, apart from this you have no other information.
Write a letter to the hotel manager, in the letter you must write:
1. Introduce yourself
2. Ask what basic amenities the hotel has to offer to the guests
3. Mention if you have any special requirements and
4. Ask the manager to send an email confirmation if your requirements can
be accommodated.
Write the letter in at least 150 words
Begin the letter with Dear…….
You do NOT need to write the address
You are advised to spend 20minutes on the letter
Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Sir, Dear Madam
(paragraph)1. Introduction: purpose of writing the letter
My name is Lalitha Karra and I am from Hyderabad, India. I am planning to visit
Bali in the month of August and a friend of mine who has just returned from
there, has suggested that I get in touch with you and that is the reason I am
writing this letter to you.
(paragraph)2.Body : 2 , 3, 4
Before I plan my trip, I would want to know few details about the facilities that
you offer to the guests. Do you have a shuttle service to pick and drop us? Is
breakfast included in the tariff along with laundry and room service? In
addition to these I have some special requirements which I cannot do without.
The first is that I am travelling with an infant, since I do not want to carry my
baby everywhere ,could you arrange for a nanny to look after the baby whilst I
am out? Also, we are total vegetarians so do you cater Veg food or at least
recommend a place where we can take-away from? Please email me back with
a confirmation on the above requests so it gets easier for me to plan
accordingly.
(paragraph)3.I would be thankful if you could confirm at the earliest, so I can
go ahead and confirm my booking.
Yours faithfully
Lalitha Karra
If the name of the person you are writing to, is mentioned in the letter Begin
and close as follows
(Dear Mr.X,------
(paragraph)1.Introduction: purpose of writing the letter
(paragraph)2.Body : 2 , 3, 4
(paragraph)3.I would be thankful if you could confirm at the earliest, so I can
go ahead and confirm my booking.
yours Sincerely
Lalitha Karra

Task 2: Semi-formal (aquaintances /you should at least know their names)

(society heads/Managers/People working for
you/neighbors/penfriend/landlord/colleagues)
You are facing some financial issues and are unable to pay the rent since few
months. Write a letter to your landlord.
In your letter, you must write:
1. Reasons for not being able to pay the rent
2. Request him for some more time
3. When exactly will you be in a position to clear the dues.
Begin the letter with Dear……
You do NOT need to write the address
Dear Sir/ Dear Madam/Dear name/Dear Mr/Mrs(Last name),
My name is Lalitha and I live in your flat number 000 of ABC apartments. Even
though we have never met before, we have spoken over the phone a couple of
times and the reason that I am writing to you now,is because I have a favor to
ask.
I lost my job due to Covid and I must admit that it has not been very smooth
since then,I could manage the first few months , but later things got difficult
and I must appreciate the fact that you have not called me even once during
the time to check about the rent payment.I got a job recently and I would be
starting from next week and hopefully in a month’s time I should get my first
pay check and then I would be in a position to clear the previous due along
with the rent for that month.
I would be grateful if you could give me time till then and I assure you, that, I
will not put you in such a situation ever again.
Warm Regards/ Kind Regards/ Best Regards
Lalitha Karra

Task3: Informal Letter(Friends &Family)

You are selling your TV and you think your friend might be interested in buying
it.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, you must write:
1. Why are you selling the TV
2. The specifications and price that you are quoting
3. Invite him/her over to your place so they can decide to buy the TV from
you.
Write the letter in 150words
Begin the letter with Dear….
Dear (name),
(paragraph)1.Introduction: How are you? Hope you are well!
(paragraph)2.Body : 2 , 3, 4
(paragraph)3. Looking forward to meeting you soon/hearing from you soon
Lots of love/ Best wishes
Lalitha
Avoid:
Contractions: It’s , can’t, won’t(instead write, it is/it has/will not/cannot)
Address(To/From)
Subject
Numbered/Bullet points
Date/City
Side headings
www.ielts-mentor.com(General Writing Task 1)
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org
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verbaltrainer@kansaz.in (Lalitha)